The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-08-11

orchard where each tree has twelve kinds OF
fruit at once and bearing the fruit all the
year round
What are our departed Christian friend.
doing In Heaven-those who on earth found
their chief Joy in tho Gospel mnistryi They
are visiting their old congregations.
Most Of those ministers have got their poo
heaven-as by tho grace OF God am des'
tined to 60 to that place. will come and see
you all. Yea, / will come to all the people 10
whom have minstered III the Gospel, and
70 the millions OF souls to whom, through the
kindness OF the printing press, ! am permitted
to preach every week in this land and in
other lands-lelters coming from New Zea,
land and Australia and uttermost parts OF
the earth, as well as from near nations, telling
me of the souls have helped-I will visit
them all. Igve them fair notice, Our de.
parted friends of the ministry engaged IN
that delectable entertainment now.
But what ara our departed Christian
friends, who in all departments Of usefulness
were busy, finding their chief joy In doing
good-what are they doing .nowi Going
right on with the work. John Howard visit
ing dungeons; the dead women Of Northern
and Southern battle-felds abroad looking
for the wounded; George Peabody still
watching the poor; Thomas Clark
son still looking after the enslaved--
all Of those who did good on
earth buster since death than before The
tombstone not the terminus but the starting
post. What are our departed Christian
friends, who found their chief joy in study
ing God, doing nowi Studying God yet.
No need Of revelation now, for unblanched
they are face to face. Now, they can handle
the omnipotent thunderbolts just as a child
handles the sword Of a father come back
from victorious battle They have no sin,
nor fear consequently. Studying Christ,
not through. a revelation, save the
revelation Of the scars. that deep
lettering which brings it all up quick enough.
Studying the Christ Of the Bethlehem cara
vansary, the Christ of tho awful massacre,
with its hemorrhage of head and hand and
foot and sde-the Christ of the shattered
mausoleum-Christ the sacrifice, the star, tho
sun, the man. the God, the Goldman, theman.
God
But harkl the bell of the cathedral rings
the cathedral bell of heaven.
What is the matter nowi There Is going to
be great meeting in the temple. Worship
pers all coming through the aisles. Make
room for the conqueror. Christ standing in
the temple. All heaven gathering around
Him. Those who loved. the beautiful come to
look at the Rose of Sharon Those who loved
music come to listen to His voice. Those who
were mathematiclans come to couns
the years of His reign. Those who
were explorers come to discover the height
and the depth, and the length and
the breadth of His love. Those who had the
military spirit on earth sanctified, and the
military spirit in Heaven, come to look at
the Captain of their salvation. The astrono-
mers come to look at the morning star. The
men of the law come to look at Him who is
the Judge of quick and dead. The men who
healed the sick come to look at Him who was
wounded for our transgressions.
respects, vet all alike in admiration for
Christ, in worship for Christ, and all alike in
joining in the doxology: "Unto Him who
washed lis from our sins in His own blood,
and made us kings and priests unto God, to
Him be glory in the church throughout all
ages, world without end" Amen.